BambooHR Reviews & Product Details

What truly distinguishes BambooHR is its outstanding user-friendliness, which benefits everyone in the company—not just the HR department. The platform’s clean and intuitive interface makes handling HR tasks feel almost effortless.

One of the features I appreciate most is Employee Self-Service. It allows our staff to manage their own information, request time off, and access company documents independently, without having to contact HR for every minor update. This autonomy has saved us a considerable amount of administrative time.

The centralized employee database is another major advantage. With all employee data—such as contact details, job history, performance reviews, and PTO balances—stored in one place, we no longer have to juggle multiple spreadsheets. This consolidation has greatly improved our data consistency and accuracy.

Time-off management is also remarkably straightforward. Employees can quickly check their PTO balances and submit time-off requests, while managers can approve them with just one click. The calendar view is especially helpful, as it offers clear insight into team availability at a glance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While BambooHR excels at handling essential HR tasks, there are a few aspects where it could be improved. The reporting and analytics features work well for basic requirements, but I would appreciate more advanced customization options and deeper analytics capabilities. For more complex data queries, we often need to export information and process it outside the platform. The performance management module is adequate for straightforward reviews and goal setting, but it lacks some of the advanced features found in specialized performance management tools. Additionally, although the platform’s simplicity is one of its strengths, it can also be restrictive. There is limited flexibility to tailor workflows or data fields beyond the standard settings, which could pose challenges for organizations with highly specific HR needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

BambooHR features a clean and user-friendly interface, making it simple to navigate and manage all team member information in one convenient place. Since it's a cloud based solution it can be accessed from anywhere. I love that it has a dedicated mobile app for on-the-go requests and approvals. The SSO feature made it easy to implement BambooHR for all incoming employees. We used it daily for checking attendance trends, recruitment, training plans, and performance goals. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There's not much to dislike about it but I do wish the integration between BambooHR and the Office 365 system was better. At present updates resulting from changes to titles or departments have to be made in both BambooHR and the MS system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like most about BambooHR is how clear and human it feels. It makes people processes easy to understand without feeling cold or overly corporate, which helps teams focus on real conversations instead of getting stuck in tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

At times, some workflows feel more rigid than they need to be. A bit more flexibility or customization would make it easier to adapt the platform to different roles and team structures. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use BambooHR as my HR portal for work, and it lets me keep track of my PTO and sick days, and also track who's out of office both inside and outside of my team. I can also track other HR information like my pay and access important files I might need. It's extremely visual, so I can quickly log on and see the information I'm looking for without having to navigate through multiple tabs. This keeps me efficient, especially on busy days. I love the home page, where tiles quickly show who’s OOO, upcoming holidays, and which offices will be closed for certain holidays. Plus, I can easily see my PTO balance and sick days for the year. The platform is super easy to use and very user-friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A company tree directory would be great so one can clearly view the hierarchy within the company, or even a seating chart on the platform would be great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really appreciate how easy BambooHR's platform is to navigate and understand. There's not a lot of uncertainty when moving through the website, thanks to its simple design. This ease of navigation means I can log in and quickly get to what I'm looking for without spending much time trying to remember where things are. I also find the review process on BambooHR to be really thoughtful as it starts with employees reviewing themselves, which sets the stage for a real conversation with my manager. Additionally, the initial setup of BambooHR was extremely simple, quick, and painless. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I didn't think there was anything wrong with BambooHR. I believe my organization struggled with the time management component but I found it to be totally functional. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

BambooHR excels at keeping employees informed through a user-friendly interface. The platform is very easy to navigate, and its mobile apps are thoughtfully designed, making the overall experience straightforward and pleasant. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't have many complaints other than there are some aspects that can be replaced by more universal platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the practical way that you can play with BambooHR's platform because it's so easy and intuitive. I don't have to understand complex platforms to use it effectively. The facility to request vacation is something I really appreciate as it streamlines the process, unlike other platforms where you might need to create a solicitation document. It's really easy to set up too; you just sign up with your Okta credentials, and it's all set. This practicality and ease of use are reasons why I would rate it a 10 out of 10. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think the part of different titles of every single colleague could be improved. Sometimes there is outdated information regarding job titles. For example, if someone has moved from a staff role to a project management role, it would be great if such updates were reflected more accurately. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use BambooHR to track my details, leaves, and announcements, making it my dashboard for all company-related information. It's great that I can now easily track my leaves and apply for them directly through BambooHR, without needing to check my emails like before. I like how it shows new joiners along with their pre-answered questions, which helps me understand their preferences and make connections, especially when working from home. This feature encourages me to reach out, making it easier to meet new people and make friends. I also appreciate that it's a full package for tracking things, which makes it a 10/10 from my side. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I always forget where my 1on1 with manager tab is, because we use that tab very less like once in a month. I'm not saying it's a feature that I don't like, but if we could bring that 1on1 in the main screen it might be useful for me so far. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love how BambooHR turns chaotic HR workflows into a smooth, intuitive experience. The platform is easy to use and becomes part of your daily routine, whether it’s approvals, onboarding, or reporting. Setting it up took some effort, but once implemented, everything clicked, and the integrations with Teams, Slack, Jira, and Salesforce make cross-team collaboration effortless. The customer support is responsive and helpful, the features are robust without being overwhelming, and the frequency with which we rely on it shows how central it has become to our HR processes, it genuinely saves time and reduces errors while giving our team full visibility and control. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The main challenge is the initial implementation, especially when aligning complex HR processes or customizing certain workflows. While the integrations are strong, some advanced connections require extra setup. A few features could benefit from deeper customization options, and there’s a small learning curve for new users. That said, these early hurdles quickly fade once the system is running, and the efficiency and clarity BambooHR brings far outweigh the setup effort. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

BambooHR saves me so much time in my day. I used to take 3 hours to onboard someone with them sitting at my desk filling out new hire paperwork. Now, they do it on BambooHR before they come, and they are in and out of my office in less than 30 minutes normally. It also helps me with processing applications, and corresponding with applicants. It helps me get signatures from employees, and even track who hasn't done it and who has. I would recommend BambooHR every time, and have several times already to collogues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Of course like any software, application, or website there are always things you would fix. I love how BambooHR does have a Google doc you can fill out though and make recommendations. The only down side, is you never hear if they were received.

I think if there was one thing I would fix right now, it would be to have a little more flexibility in the signature set up for documents. If I do not set a document to come to me last for a signature, I have to go manually hunt down if it was completed or not, because I do not always get notification. It will just go straight into the employees folder, and that is it. Also, I think that a signature should be able to be set to go to the administrator, or specific job title not just a specific name of a person. The reason is, that if I am out of the office, and as the HR Manager, the document is set to come to me for processing, it just sits there and no one else can be given the approval to sign the document. Another way would be that the main person, like me, could set an out of the office setting that would forward any requests or signatures required for me, to a specific assigned person in my absence. ( I am not talking about individual employees assigning someone to sign for them, just upper level management.)

Let me give you an example. I was out for a month having surgery, however without going in and changing every single signature template I could not redirect approvals, and signatures to the person filling in for me. This means I had to log in from home while trying to recover to sign items that could very easily have been approved by my designee.

Just a though. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.